Frazee Assisted Living resident Paul Ceynowa (left) recently received replacement medals that he earned in World War II. His brother Mark Ceynowa of Perham said it was the Dent American Legion that ordered and paid for the replacement Barbie Porter photo

Paul Ceynowa displayed a photograph of himself at a camp between fighting alongside fellow Marines on Iwo Jima during World War II.

It took Paul Ceynowa 50 years to talk about the day he ran across the beach of a Japanese-held island, unsure if his life would end like it did for the man next to him.

The Courneya family of Vergas (from left) Jayne, Hayley, Jim and Isaac recently enjoyed the youth hunting season, during which Hayley got her first buck. The regular gun season starts Saturday. Barbie Porter photo

Hayley's first buck.]

Hunting is often a time when a family gathers in a cozy cabin, rises with the sun and spends silent hours together in the wilderness.